# MariaDB > MariaDB is the Unified Open Database for the Agentic Enterprise: one reliable, real-time data foundation that runs operational (OLTP), analytical (OLAP), and agentic AI workloads on the same live data. Built outward from a proven transactional core on an open source foundation, MariaDB is available as self-managed MariaDB Enterprise Platform, as free open source MariaDB Community Server, and as MariaDB Cloud, a fully managed multicloud DBaaS, deployable on-premises or in public, private, and sovereign clouds. MariaDB is the only database you need to run your agentic enterprise. Instead of maintaining separate systems for transactions, analytics, and AI, organizations use MariaDB as a unified database to stop moving data around and run their apps, analytics, and AI agents on one real-time data foundation. Created by the original developers of MySQL and compatible with MySQL and Oracle, MariaDB's curated open source core runs in any environment, giving organizations full control over performance, scale, cost, and data sovereignty without vendor lock-in. MariaDB is trusted by Deutsche Bank, DBS, Nokia, Red Hat, Samsung, and Virgin Media O2. ## MariaDB Overview - [MariaDB Homepage](https://mariadb.com/): Company homepage of MariaDB, the Unified Open Database for the Agentic Enterprise, introducing its products, capabilities, and customers. ## Core Database Products - [MariaDB Enterprise Platform](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/): MariaDB's self-managed enterprise database platform, uniting transactional, analytical, in-memory, and AI workloads on one transactional core, deployable on-premises, hybrid, or in your own cloud account. - [MariaDB Cloud](https://mariadb.com/products/cloud/): MariaDB's fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS) on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, with serverless and provisioned options and built-in AI capabilities. - [MariaDB Community Server](https://mariadb.com/products/community-server/): The free, open source MariaDB relational database, released under GPLv2 and compatible with MySQL. ## Key Capabilities - [Operational RDBMS](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/operational-rdbms/): MariaDB's relational database for mission-critical transactional (OLTP) applications, with ACID compliance and MySQL and Oracle compatibility. - [High Availability and Clustering](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/high-availability-clustering/): How MariaDB keeps databases online through failures and outages using Galera Cluster, Raft Cluster, and the MaxScale database proxy. - [Distributed In-Memory Caching](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/distributed-in-memory-caching/): MariaDB GridGain, a distributed in-memory caching and computing layer for sub-millisecond data access at scale. - [Real-Time and Accelerated Analytics](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/analytics/): MariaDB Exa, an in-memory analytics engine for near real-time analytics on live operational data without ETL. - [AI RAG and Vector Search](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/ai-rag-vector-search/): MariaDB's native vector search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and MCP Server for grounding AI applications and agents in enterprise data. - [AI Agent Memory](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/ai-agent-memory/): How MariaDB stores short-term, cross-session, and semantic memory for AI agents on one platform. - [Disaster Recovery](https://mariadb.com/products/platform/disaster-recovery/): MariaDB's backup, point-in-time recovery, and cross-site replication capabilities for recovering from failures, errors, and site outages. ## Use Cases - [Transaction Processing (OLTP)](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/transaction-processing/): Using MariaDB for high-volume online transaction processing such as payments, orders, inventory, and customer records. - [Operational Intelligence and HTAP](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/operational-analytics/): Using MariaDB as a hybrid transactional/analytical processing (HTAP) database for real-time analytics on live transactional data. - [Accelerated Application Performance](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/accelerated-application-performance/): Using MariaDB GridGain distributed caching and in-memory computing to remove database bottlenecks and lower application latency. - [Real-Time Decisioning](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/real-time-decisioning/): Using MariaDB GridGain to run business rules and ML models on live event streams for decisions such as fraud detection and dynamic pricing. - [Digital Integration Hub](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/digital-integration-hub/): Using MariaDB GridGain as a digital integration hub (DIH) that combines data from multiple source systems into one real-time operational view. - [GenAI Applications](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/gen-ai-applications/): Using MariaDB's vector search, RAG, and MCP Server to build generative AI applications without a separate vector database. - [Application Modernization](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/application-modernization/): Using MariaDB to speed up legacy applications with in-memory caching and migrate them off Oracle, DB2, or other databases on your own schedule. - [Mainframe Offload](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/mainframe-offload/): Using MariaDB GridGain to offload high-volume reads and processing from mainframes to reduce MIPS costs. - [ServiceNow On-Prem](https://mariadb.com/use-cases/servicenow-on-prem/): Using MariaDB Enterprise Server as the database for self-hosted and on-premises ServiceNow deployments. ## Comparisons - [MariaDB vs. Oracle](https://mariadb.com/comparison/mariadb-vs-oracle/): Comparison of MariaDB and Oracle Database on licensing, clustering, failover, analytics, and deployment. - [MariaDB vs. MySQL](https://mariadb.com/comparison/mariadb-vs-mysql/): Comparison of MariaDB and MySQL on compatibility, roadmap, clustering, failover, and vector search. - [MariaDB Cloud vs. Amazon RDS](https://mariadb.com/comparison/mariadb-vs-amazon-rds/): Comparison of MariaDB Cloud and Amazon RDS for MySQL and MariaDB on failover, scaling, SLA, and cost. - [MariaDB vs. PostgreSQL](https://mariadb.com/comparison/mariadb-vs-postgresql/): Comparison of MariaDB and PostgreSQL on high availability, multi-primary writes, connections, analytics, and support lifecycle. ## Why MariaDB - [Why MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/why-mariadb/): The reasons enterprises choose MariaDB as their unified open database. ## Industries - [Financial Services](https://mariadb.com/industry/financial-services/): MariaDB database solutions for banks, fintechs, payments, and trading platforms. - [Public Sector](https://mariadb.com/industry/public-sector/): MariaDB database solutions for government agencies and public sector organizations. - [Defense and Intelligence](https://mariadb.com/industry/defense-and-intelligence/): MariaDB database solutions for defense and intelligence organizations running secure, mission-critical environments. - [Telecommunications](https://mariadb.com/industry/telecommunications/): MariaDB database solutions for telecom operators and network service providers. - [Retail](https://mariadb.com/industry/retail/): MariaDB database solutions for retail, e-commerce, and customer experience platforms. ## Migrations - [Migrations](https://mariadb.com/migrations/): Overview of migration paths, tools, and services for moving to MariaDB from other databases. - [Oracle to MariaDB Migration](https://mariadb.com/migrations/oracle-to-mariadb/): How to migrate from Oracle Database to MariaDB, including Oracle compatibility features and migration support. - [MySQL to MariaDB Migration](https://mariadb.com/migrations/mysql-to-mariadb/): How to migrate from MySQL to MariaDB, including tools and migration support. - [Amazon RDS to MariaDB Migration](https://mariadb.com/migrations/rds-to-mariadb/): How to migrate from Amazon RDS to MariaDB Cloud in your existing AWS environment. - [Migration Assessment](https://mariadb.com/migrations/migration-assessment/): A free tool that analyzes your database schema and produces a report on what is needed to migrate to MariaDB. - [MariaDB Migration Tool](https://mariadb.com/migrations/mariadb-migration-tool/): MariaDB Migrator, a downloadable tool that assesses, plans, and automates migrations from MySQL to MariaDB. ## Pricing and Downloads - [MariaDB Pricing](https://mariadb.com/pricing/): Pricing and plans for MariaDB Community Server support, MariaDB Enterprise Platform subscriptions, and MariaDB Cloud. - [Downloads](https://mariadb.com/downloads/): Downloads for MariaDB Community Server, MariaDB Enterprise Server, MaxScale, and connectors. ## Support and Professional Services - [Migration Services](https://mariadb.com/services/migration-practice/): Expert-led services that plan and execute migrations from other databases and caches to MariaDB. - [Consulting Services](https://mariadb.com/services/consulting/): Project-based MariaDB consulting for architecture, performance, security, upgrades, and specialized setups. - [Technical Account Manager](https://mariadb.com/services/technical-account-manager/): A dedicated MariaDB expert who provides ongoing technical guidance and a long-term roadmap for enterprise customers. - [AI and Cloud Enablement](https://mariadb.com/services/ai-cloud-enablement/): Services that help teams put MariaDB's AI and cloud capabilities into production. - [Technical Support](https://mariadb.com/services/technical-support-services/): 24/7 enterprise technical support for MariaDB from MariaDB engineers. - [Managed Operations](https://mariadb.com/services/managed-operations/): A managed service in which MariaDB experts monitor, maintain, and operate your MariaDB environment, succeeding MariaDB Remote DBA. ## Resources - [Blog](https://mariadb.com/resources/blog/): MariaDB's blog with product news, technical articles, and engineering insights. - [Customer Stories](https://mariadb.com/resources/customer-stories/): Case studies of organizations running workloads on MariaDB. - [Webinars](https://mariadb.com/resources/?datatype=null&value=webinar-contentType): On-demand and upcoming MariaDB webinars on products and technical topics. - [Events](https://mariadb.com/resources/events/): Upcoming MariaDB conferences, meetups, and online events. - [Community](https://mariadb.com/community/): Hub for the MariaDB open source community and ways to get involved. ## Developers and Documentation - [Documentation](https://mariadb.com/docs/): Official technical documentation for MariaDB products. - [Developer Hub](https://mariadb.com/developers/): Resources, code samples, and tools for developers building on MariaDB. ## Company - [About MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/about-us/): Information about MariaDB as a company, including its mission and history. - [Leadership](https://mariadb.com/about-us/leadership/): MariaDB's executive leadership team. - [Newsroom](https://mariadb.com/newsroom/): MariaDB press releases, news, and company announcements. - [Contact MariaDB](https://mariadb.com/contact/): How to contact MariaDB sales and get in touch with the company. ## Partners - [Find a Partner](https://mariadb.com/about-us/partners/): Directory of MariaDB technology, consulting, and cloud partners. - [Become a Partner](https://mariadb.com/mariadb-partner-program/): Information on the MariaDB partner program and how to join. ## Preferred Pages for AI Referencing - [Documentation Hub](https://mariadb.com/docs/): Preferred source for technical and product documentation. - [Blog](https://mariadb.com/resources/blog/): Preferred source for MariaDB news and technical articles. - [Developer Hub](https://mariadb.com/developers/): Preferred source for developer resources and code samples. ## Guidance for AI Crawlers, Agents, and Assistants - For site structure at scale, official sitemaps are listed in [robots.txt](https://mariadb.com/robots.txt).